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US legalises hemp farming It is now legal to grow hemp in the US after President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill – as long as it contains no more than 0.3% THC. The FDA said in a statement that it will heavily regulate hemp-based products and will quickly prosecute those who run afoul […]

Teagan Appleby home after Epidiolex hospital treatment Teagan Appleby of Aylesham, Kent has been successfully treated for her epilepsy with Epidiolex in hospital, thanks to an intervention by Dover and Deal MP Charlie Elphicke. The MP appealed to the chief executive of the Trust which runs Evelina Childen’s Hospital, after which Kent-based GW Pharmaceuticals was […]

‘Dr Pot’ acquitted in Oz A deregistered doctor in Australia charged with supplying sick children with cannabis oil has been acquitted by a jury – and he celebrated by vowing to continue his work even if he is arrested again. Andrew Katelaris – aka Dr Pot (pictured) – faced up to 20 years in prison […]

Supply shortage in Canada deepens Demand continues to outstrip supply two weeks after Canada became the first G20 country to legalise cannabis. Rosalie Wyonch, a policy analyst at the CD Howe Institute, said the problem has developed “faster than I would have expected”. When Colorado legalised recreational cannabis, it took some three years for supply […]

Tommy Corbyn opens hemp shops Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s son Tommy, 25, has started two hemp-based companies with his partner Chloe Kerslake-Smith, called National Hemp Service and The Hemp Café. He is quoted in the Daily Star saying: “My partner and I are opening a store in north London that will sell hemp-derived products.” Chloe, […]